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Multivariate optimization of the hollow fibre liquid phasemicroextraction of muscimol in human urine samples
2016
A liquid phase microextraction based on hollow fibre followed by liquid chromatographic determinationwas developed for the extraction and quantitation of the hallucinogenic muscimol from urine samples.Method applicability on polar hallucinogens was also tested on two alkaloids, a psychedelic hallucinogen,tryptamine and a polar amino acid, tryptophan which exists in its charged state in the entire pH range. Amultivariate design of experiments was used in which a half fractional factorial approach was applied toscreen six factors (donor phase pH, acceptor phase HCl concentration, carrier composition, stirring rate,extraction time and salt content) for their extent of vitality in carrier media…
Psilocybin as an inducer of ego death and similar experiences of religious provenance
2016
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the impact of hallucinogenic psilocybin on religious-type emotionality related to ego disintegration. Psilocybin as a typical hallucinogen evokes alternations of visual perception (enhances a development of pseudo-hallucinations, phantom visual perception, or hypnagogic experiences). These visual phenomena may be inspiring and are claimed to enhance aesthetic appreciation. Additionally the hallucinogen induces transient impairment of cognitive functions and psychological regression comparable to the signs of ego blurring and dissociative phenomena. The psilocybin effects, initially euphoric, may become emotionally perceived as anxious…